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flashlight

/ˈflæʃlaɪt/

Translations

flashlightnoun

flashlights

/ˈflæʃlaɪt/

lampe de poche

She used a flashlight to find her way through the dark forest.

Elle a utilisé une lampe de poche pour trouver son chemin dans la forêt sombre.

Additional translations

torcheUsage courant en français européen, surtout pour une lampe portable.

Synonyms

flashlightverb

flashlighted

Past Simple

flashlighted

Past Participle

flashlighting

Gerund

US informal transitive verb meaning 'to shine a flashlight on'.

Additional translations

éclairerEmploi rare; se dit d’une action réalisée à l’aide d’une lampe de poche.

Synonyms

torch (UK: verb)

light up

flashlightadjective

/ˈflæʃ.laɪt/

Used attributively in compounds such as 'flashlight app' or 'flashlight batteries'.

de lampe de poche

I opened the flashlight app when the power went out.

J’ai ouvert l’application de lampe de poche quand il y a eu une panne de courant.

Additional translations

de torchePlus naturel dans certaines variétés du français, notamment en contexte technique ou informel.

Definitions

flashlightnoun

A portable hand-held electric light.

She used a flashlight to find her way through the dark forest.

flashlightverb

To shine a flashlight on; to illuminate or search with a flashlight.

The ranger flashlighted the trail to look for wildlife.

flashlightadjective

Relating to or designed for use with a flashlight.

I opened the flashlight app when the power went out.